2027 Draft Day 1 Transcript
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:27 pm
(12:02:02) Admin: Commish logs into the Chat.
(12:02:16) Bulldozers: Hide the dope! Commish in the room.
(12:02:19) Akira: commish!
(12:02:26) Borealis: Hey Morris!
(12:02:33) Sandgnats: All rise!
(12:02:38) Commish: Long three rounds today. Draft is enabled.
(12:02:40) Zephyrs: Funny Bob!
(12:03:00) Codgers: The Commish is a strict law and order type
(12:03:02) Borealis: Aurora is Locked in on their first pick!
(12:03:06) Bulldozers: Thanks, Scott. I see you put your stash in your pocket mighty quickly.
(12:03:42) Akira: I'm picking 3 spots higher than I thought I was yesterday
(12:03:43) Sandgnats: Commish please use my draft list. I'm on my phone right now. Thank you!
(12:03:52) Zephyrs: I put it in your pocket!
(12:03:58) Coqui: Is it 5 minutes per pick?
(12:04:50) Commish: Yes. Five minutes.
(12:04:55) Sandgnats: Perhaps 300 seconds? Lol
(12:05:01) Bulldozers: Dozers are chomping at the bit. Let's go!
(12:06:39) Commish: Yuma is up.
(12:06:59) Bulldozers: With their #1 pick, the Dozers of Yuma choose SP Joe Arnold.
(12:07:17) Wind_Dancers: Good pick!
(12:07:19) Zephyrs: Nice pick Bob
(12:07:29) Bulldozers: An obvious one, but thanks.
(12:07:38) Longshoremen: The clear #1 IMO.
(12:07:50) Borealis: Ah... Bob... You blew my list up!!
(12:07:58) Bulldozers:
(12:08:24) Coqui: Wasn't number 1 on my board but not far away
(12:08:25) Akira: back to the drawing board
(12:08:34) Akira: draft board
(12:09:25) Codgers: Ah, Joe....one of the "Big Four" of the 2027 draft class
(12:10:40) Zephyrs: Who is picking for the Lions?
(12:10:56) Codgers: I suppose it was too much to expect him to drop to pick 26
(12:11:32) Commish: Lions pick P Carl Ford.
(12:11:48) Bulldozers: Denny, if you give me all your picks right now, I'll trade you Arnold for a future pick.
(12:11:49) Trendsetters: good pick that
(12:12:14) Bulldozers: My #2.
(12:13:07) Zephyrs: The Zephyrs select SP Martin Brown
(12:13:24) Leones: My #1676 - not kidding. he was more than we could afford :)
(12:13:34) Leones: Carl Ford that is..
(12:13:55) Trendsetters: wow
(12:14:07) Bulldozers: Who he?
(12:14:19) Coqui: Shocking that there were 10 teams worse than me last year
(12:14:40) Bulldozers: Some of us work very hard at achieving a high draft position.
(12:14:57) Coqui: I'm making a run this year
(12:15:07) Zephyrs: I plan on picking much later next season
(12:15:12) Leones: Don't sell yourself short Mike. You can do worse if you really lean in on it..
(12:15:36) Wind_Dancers: Trade me your first rounder for next year and we can make that happen.
(12:15:44) Commish: Longshoremen are up.
(12:15:47) Leones: <ducks>
(12:16:12) Coqui: I've been in 2nd place in my division pretty much every day I've been in the league
(12:16:45) Codgers: I really envy you IL guys sometimes
(12:16:45) Thoroughbreds: gonna be a long 1st day
(12:16:58) Wind_Dancers: Yea the Trans Atlantic needs some life
(12:17:01) Bulldozers: Nice. I spent the first 5 seasons I took over the Dozers in last place.
(12:17:02) Commish: Canton takes P Jason Baker.
(12:17:18) Borealis: There was my #1...
(12:17:36) Bulldozers: Good pick, James. My #3.
(12:17:54) Borealis: Well... #1 pitcher...
(12:17:56) Trendsetters: all pitchers so far
(12:18:00) Codgers: Baker seems able
(12:18:05) Bulldozers: That's where the talent is.
(12:18:14) Sandgnats: Agreed
(12:18:15) Longshoremen: I had Baker as my 2nd ranked player, behind Arnold. Verrrrrrry pitcher heavy draft.
(12:18:18) Leones: I'm sort of glad he went. All the rest of my high picks are very affordable. Might be a good year for signings...
(12:18:31) Codgers: Yes, very lopsided distribution of pitchers to hitters
(12:18:44) Commish: London selects P German Durango.
(12:18:54) Longshoremen: Seriously considered a deal, but Baker was a worthy #1/4 pick.
(12:18:57) Borealis: Far more pitchers for sure...
(12:19:04) Coqui: Durango my #1
(12:19:24) Codgers: London taking the Cubans before Havana can get to them
(12:19:44) Bulldozers: They're short of sugar in the British Isles.
(12:20:15) Sandgnats: They need to irrigate with Yuma water
(12:20:41) Borealis: Ah... that's their cigar secret.... it's the water!!!
(12:20:41) Bulldozers: Now there's a puzzle: how do you get Yuma water across the Big Pond to Britain?
(12:21:18) Trendsetters: so, really cuban cigars was all about the Yuma water
(12:21:31) Codgers: A pipeline to Florida, then dump it into the Gulf Stream....then they can just scoop it up as it passes by
(12:21:35) Trendsetters: mind you, "Yuman Cigars" doesn't have the same ring to it
(12:21:36) Commish: Calymores list pick, CF Jiro Murase.
(12:21:41) Bulldozers: We think so in Yuma.
(12:22:07) Wind_Dancers: Top batter on my list
(12:22:12) Commish: Akira are up.
(12:22:14) Bulldozers: If we buy those little paper rings from Cuba, would that be the same?
(12:22:16) Sandgnats: Looks like a mystery solved Reg
(12:22:37) Trendsetters:
(12:22:44) Akira: NT selects SP Anthony Cain
(12:22:56) Codgers: The Scots are working from a different scouting point of view than Palm Springs, Jiro was not on my radar at all
(12:23:09) Borealis: He was so far down my list...
(12:23:16) Trendsetters: I had Jiro as my #2 choice
(12:23:21) Bulldozers: Jiro not on any of my lists. Are we sure he was in the draft?
(12:23:30) Longshoremen: Jiro not on my radar either.
(12:23:44) Longshoremen: I had never heard of him, but he's on the in-game list.
(12:23:46) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects SP James Blanco
(12:24:25) Bulldozers: That last of the Big 4!
(12:24:43) Codgers: Indeed
(12:25:01) Leones: now the lists start to diverge, should be fun to see
(12:25:11) Codgers: They made it through 8 picks, surprised they all lasted that long
(12:25:18) Bulldozers: It hasn't been fun enough for you so far?
(12:25:29) Thoroughbreds: pitching and more pitching fallin
(12:25:30) Borealis: Last years draft was all over the board, lis-wise...
(12:25:50) Leones: our cigars have run dry. WATER!
(12:25:53) Borealis: *list
(12:26:01) Bulldozers: That's when we learned how wanky the StasLab picks were, wasn't it?
(12:26:22) Commish: Shisa select P Fernando Romero.
(12:26:25) Borealis: No, they've always been wanky...
(12:26:42) Bulldozers: A barrel of the Colorado River's freshest on its way to you now.
(12:27:03) Leones: Yuma da man!
(12:27:31) Bulldozers: Da man, da organization, da RIVER!
(12:27:40) Commish: Calzones select P Juan Garanzuay.
(12:27:54) Bulldozers: I can't even pronounce that name!
(12:27:56) Codgers: I think last year the StatsLab ratings were highlighted because so many guys didn't get on the regular PEBA list
(12:27:59) Leones: da-da-ism
(12:28:01) Coqui: P Ray Medrano
(12:28:11) Borealis: Correct Denny...
(12:28:18) Longshoremen: I like Garanzuay. Just noticed him.
(12:28:42) Bulldozers: Where was he hiding?
(12:28:44) Codgers: Tiara boom de ay
(12:29:02) Borealis: 1/3 of the way to my pick...
(12:29:28) Bulldozers: Don't hold your breath, Will.8o
(12:30:21) Commish: Badgers select P Tatsuya Kajitani.
(12:30:52) Bulldozers: Who he?
(12:31:22) Codgers: SP out of Japan....my scout gave him 3 stars
(12:31:45) Bulldozers: Oh, those scouts, they'll lead you into the second division.
(12:32:09) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select SP Travis Moore
(12:32:15) Longshoremen: I thought Kajitani was ok there. That's about where I have him.
(12:32:31) Bulldozers: Travis Moore, is he the first 18 year old selected?
(12:32:44) Wind_Dancers: Murase was 18 I believe
(12:32:50) Trendsetters: my guy is 18
(12:32:52) Trendsetters: Blanco
(12:33:16) Bulldozers: Ah, so, right you are. Missed that one. Oops:-*
(12:33:38) Coqui: Four high schoolers taken
(12:34:07) Bulldozers: Cradle robbers!
(12:34:12) Commish: Hartford select P Tam Lochhead.
(12:34:15) Codgers: They're missing their chance to go to college and become more well-rounded individuals
(12:34:17) Borealis:
(12:34:36) Bulldozers: You think college provides well-roundedness? Hah!
(12:34:58) Bulldozers: Well, okay, the freshman 15 does make most of the women a little rounder.
(12:35:08) Codgers: heh
(12:35:19) Trendsetters: got through college and wouldnt consider myself well-rounded lol
(12:35:25) Leones: it worked out well enough for Blutarski..
(12:35:28) Trendsetters: ok maybe physique-wise
(12:35:43) Bulldozers: Me neither! After all my years in grad school, I'm less rounded and more specialized.
(12:36:01) Codgers: Yeah, I didn't get round until later in life
(12:36:14) Bulldozers: I'm just getting around to that now.
(12:36:30) Codgers: I'm married to a chef....it was bound to happen
(12:36:42) Leones: What is that? A PLEDGE PIN on your draft list?!
(12:36:42) Longshoremen: Canton selects SS Peter Alexander
(12:36:46) Bulldozers: Curse you, Canton!
(12:37:10) Codgers: Our highest-ranked position player!
(12:37:12) Longshoremen: Pure signability pick at this stage. Just noticed that somehow we forgot to set our draft budget accurately.
(12:37:39) Bulldozers: 8o
(12:37:42) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects C Pedro de la Cruz
(12:37:50) Longshoremen: My second ranked offensive player, but one who wants slot.
(12:38:08) Longshoremen: Alexander that is. I liked de la Cruz too, almost equally.
(12:38:21) Bulldozers: Yuma has way too many catchers in the minor leagues, so I overlooked Señor de la Cruz.
(12:38:37) Commish: Leones up.
(12:38:42) Longshoremen: He's got some defensive problems, but I like that bat as a high schooler.
(12:38:43) Leones: Havana selects SP Robbie Dupuis
(12:38:52) Bulldozers: Dupuis was #5 in my list.
(12:38:53) Leones: my #2 pick. nice
(12:38:54) Coqui: Alexander a late bloomer this year
(12:39:03) Akira: Bect C in the draft, OSA loves him. Catcher in name only though.
(12:39:26) Trendsetters: I am banking on the fact that de la Cruz can eventually learn to catch
(12:39:36) Longshoremen: Dupuis was one of those guys that OSA loved that I just noticed.
(12:39:50) Bulldozers: Now there's a plan: draft 'em and THEN teach 'em to play ball.
(12:40:16) Commish: Badgers select P Peter MacLeish.
(12:40:18) Trendsetters:
(12:40:19) Borealis: Always can DH...
(12:40:46) Codgers: Oh, that pick will break the Claymores' hearts
(12:40:47) Coqui: MacLeish OSA's top rated Int. College pitcher
(12:41:27) Commish: Calzones select P Alberto Rivera.
(12:41:29) Trendsetters: moved all the way to Japan for college
(12:42:44) Commish: Shisa select 2B Pedro Márquez.
(12:42:50) Codgers: Calzones take the pricy young Cuban
(12:43:06) Longshoremen: Marquez was my top-ranked position player. Love the hit tool.
(12:43:12) Borealis: Shia.... Grrrrr....
(12:43:18) Borealis: Ditto James...
(12:43:22) Longshoremen: Strongly considered all the way up at 1-4.
(12:44:02) Commish: Bears select 1B Jeremy Craig.
(12:44:27) Borealis: I knew the pitching run wouldn't last all the way to 32...
(12:45:23) Akira: Rivera wouldbe high on my list but impossible for us to sign
(12:45:24) Commish: Claymores list pick, another CF, Dale Cooper.
(12:45:52) Codgers: Played centerfield for Twin Peaks HS
(12:46:21) Commish: Bears select SS Miguel Nava.
(12:46:38) Codgers: Crickets? C'mon, that joke was golden!
(12:47:12) Coqui: Coqui select 1B Brendon Robertson
(12:47:28) Trendsetters: it took a second but I got it Denny O:-D>:-D
(12:47:30) Coqui: As much as I hate a 1B high, players who can hit are sorely needed
(12:48:13) Codgers: Robertson was our top-ranked position player
(12:48:37) Commish: Hartford selects CF Yoshitsune Sato.
(12:48:39) Coqui: I got my #2 pitcher and my #2 hitter so far
(12:48:50) Codgers: Thank you Mr. Trendsetters! You are obviously a man of rare culture and good taste
(12:49:25) Codgers: Hartford drafts Twig!
(12:49:52) Leones: Why I'm stumped!
(12:49:58) Commish: Codgers up.
(12:50:09) Leones: (now that's mint humor Denny! )
(12:50:21) Codgers: Oh! I need to quit joking around and pick someone, heh
(12:50:32) Codgers: Oh snap Leones!
(12:50:56) Leones: (my plan to distract the Codgers is working >:-D)
(12:51:30) Borealis: Hey Denny... that 1-1-1-1-1 SS looks SWEET!!!
(12:51:48) Longshoremen: I liked Robertson a lot. One of my top 4 or 5 position players, and all were close (with 2B Marquez being #1, and Robertson, Alexander, de la Cruz all right about the same level)
(12:54:37) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Tom Baker
(12:54:48) Borealis: GRRRRRRRRRR...
(12:55:05) Thoroughbreds: do over
(12:55:05) Commish: Best Dr. Who, in my opinion.
(12:55:18) Bulldozers: Amen.
(12:55:56) Codgers: Taken only because he should convert to an SP with good chance of success
(12:56:05) Commish: Arlington selects P Lorne Allen.
(12:56:06) Borealis: Exactly my plan...
(12:56:45) Bulldozers: Why are guys specializing in college as closers? Seems counterproductive to their careers.
(12:57:03) Codgers: Exactly....in college you should be a generalist
(12:57:11) Commish: Florida selects P António Pérez.
(12:57:31) Borealis: Like a BA in General Pitching...
(12:57:36) Thoroughbreds: with his stam he can close in the 6th
(12:57:44) Coqui: Coqui select P Keith Dupree
(12:57:46) Commish: Coqui are up.
(12:57:54) Coqui: luxury of 3 picks
(12:57:55) Bulldozers: Ah, half a starter.
(12:58:11) Codgers: Coqui and Dupree
(12:58:20) Borealis: (Grrrrrrrr)(Grrrrrrr)...
(12:58:21) Commish: Yuma is up.
(12:58:48) Bulldozers: Yuma selects SP Josh Cheney. (As soon as staslab will let us.)
(12:59:26) Codgers: My only concern with Dupree was whether his injury will be debilitating for his whole career
(13:00:06) Bulldozers: Yuma has selected, though it's not showing on the board.
(13:00:23) Bulldozers: Voilá!
(13:00:38) Coqui: Not sure I can sign everyone I draft this year. Dupree pick could roll over to next year but worth the risk if I do.
(13:01:02) Commish: Evas list pick, 3B John Lightbody.
(13:01:05) Bulldozers: Or you could trade Dupree for Colorado River water!
(13:01:15) Codgers: Yes, might be worth it to just roll over the pick to a potentially stronger draft class
(13:01:21) Bulldozers: Top 3B on my list.
(13:01:41) Commish: Borealis are up.
(13:01:52) Admin: Evas logs into the Chat.
(13:01:55) Akira: Good contact but no power for a 3B
(13:02:05) Coqui: I expected to roll some over but like the picks so far.
(13:02:06) Evas: Just popping in for a second.
(13:02:18) Akira: just missed your pick
(13:02:25) Evas: Thrilled with picking up Light body this late in the draft
(13:02:30) Bulldozers: Welcome to the Fun House.
(13:02:37) Coqui: Have to keep 2 of my 2nd rounders and the supplemental pick coming up
(13:02:38) Evas: I actually used my list successfully for once
(13:03:07) Akira: lol good
(13:03:22) Borealis: The Aurora Borealis select with the 32nd pick in Round 1, SP Miguel Torres out of USC...
(13:03:52) Commish: Thoroughbreds up.
(13:04:02) Akira: about where I had him slotted
(13:04:05) Codgers: Torres, eh? Lefthander
(13:04:53) Thoroughbreds: KyT pick SP Scott Chalmers
(13:04:56) Borealis: Smart... a Leader... Hoping he'll improve his control...
(13:05:10) Codgers: Scott "Superintendent" Chalmers!
(13:06:21) Wind_Dancers: Decent pick if he can recover from that partially torn UCL
(13:06:45) Wind_Dancers: He was very good in college pre injury
(13:06:54) Thoroughbreds: It's like picking a 117yo ... time to wait
(13:06:56) Codgers: Rub a little dirt on it, he'll be fine
(13:06:56) Commish: Florida selects P Richard Lindsey.
(13:07:01) Commish: Back to Aurora.
(13:08:14) Codgers: The final pick of the first round is...
(13:08:46) Evas: My scout has Lightbody as the top ranked hitter in the class at (10-5-4-5-7)and ranked him as having the best intangibles of any of the guys on my board. His college stats reek, so this is almost entirely a projection pick.
(13:08:46) Leones: its!..... and now for something completely different.
(13:09:03) Sandgnats: Patiently waiting for my Rob Raines compensation pick
(13:09:08) Borealis: With the 34th selection in the first round, Aurora selects out of Asia University, C Yato Shirane....
(13:09:24) Borealis: Our top rated catcher and 6th rated hitter...
(13:09:26) Evas: Love Cheyney to Yuma at 30. I had him as a top 10 prospect.
(13:09:45) Commish: On to the supplemental round...
(13:10:06) Evas: Anyway, I need to run. Good luck to everyone. And thanks to the Commish & Board. Later guys.
(13:10:09) Leones: Lightbody looks to be a good gamble will be interesting to see how he fares
(13:10:09) Bulldozers: Cheney was #5 on my list. I was shocked he was still available at pick 30.
(13:10:33) Commish: Kalamazoo selects P Arlen Badger.
(13:11:04) Codgers: Champagne pops to begin the supplemental round
(13:11:04) Trendsetters: that HAD to have been on purpose hahahahahaha
(13:11:04) Leones: nice pick 'Zoo was hoping he might slip down curses!
(13:11:54) Admin: Evas has been logged out (Timeout).
(13:12:09) Commish: Codgers are up.
(13:12:44) Commish: There were some anxious moments as I waited to see if Badger would fall to the supplemental.
(13:13:48) Codgers: PS selects SP Pat Phillips
(13:14:33) Commish: Bringing us to the Sandgnats.
(13:14:38) Admin: Bulldozers has been logged out (Timeout).
(13:14:49) Admin: Bulldozers logs into the Chat.
(13:14:59) Sandgnats: Make my list pick please
(13:15:30) Commish: Crystal Lake list pick, P Alfred Barnes.
(13:16:03) Leones: i've still got my #8 pick available form my list. huzzah! anybody else still got a high pick in the poke?
(13:16:06) Codgers: Yep, It was Phillips or Barnes for me
(13:16:27) Trendsetters: I still have my #5 available
(13:16:37) Commish: Evas list pick, C Bob Peña.
(13:16:39) Sandgnats: South Florida!
(13:16:39) Trendsetters: on my own prepared list ... not on statslab
(13:17:05) Coqui: Coqui take P Robby Parker
(13:18:04) Codgers: Looks like "Tag" is it
(13:19:21) Commish: We'll auto draft WV here in a few minutes.
(13:20:15) Codgers: Our list changes depending on how we sort it, by scout ratings or our "elves"' specially pureed statistical blend
(13:20:47) Codgers: Round about now is when we switch over to the elves' judgment almost totally
(13:21:14) Leones: That's gold Denny. Gold!
(13:21:18) Borealis: It's all Hobbits here...
(13:21:36) Leones: it's hobbits all the way down ...
(13:21:45) Borealis: :P:P:P
(13:22:05) Codgers: Precious...
(13:22:25) Leones: LOL
(13:22:26) Bulldozers: Oh yessss, my preciousssssss ...
(13:22:47) Borealis: And the Alleghenies choose....
(13:23:00) Bulldozers: Somone! Please!
(13:23:07) Borealis: (it's their only pick today, I think...)
(13:23:32) Bulldozers: And they want their 5 minutes of fame?
(13:23:59) Codgers: I'm sure if it were possible to trade supplemental picks they would have dealt it away too
(13:24:37) Commish: West Virginia selects SS John Romero.
(13:24:50) Bulldozers: To open the second round of our draft, Yuma selects CF Dave Kelly.
(13:25:01) Borealis: YAY!!
(13:25:32) Bulldozers: Thank you, thank you ... (bowing)
(13:26:21) Borealis: ... only 34 picks to go...
(13:26:31) Borealis: These comp picks are out of hand...
(13:26:52) Codgers: Comp picks shmomp picks, I say
(13:27:15) Borealis: a 38 pick round...
(13:27:26) Commish: We had an unusual number of comp picks after last year's draft due to dissatisfaction with the auto picks.
(13:28:12) Borealis:
(13:28:30) Commish: Lions select P Jeroen Smit.
(13:29:11) Akira: Not on my ist but should have been
(13:29:19) Akira: missed him
(13:29:41) Commish: Underground select SS Guillermo Esquivel.
(13:31:03) Commish: Lions select 1B Roberto Valdéz.
(13:31:04) Zephyrs: Am I up?
(13:31:11) Commish: Yup.
(13:31:15) Akira: Not on my list and shouldn't have been
(13:31:46) Zephyrs: Reno selects SP Hector Cortez
(13:31:56) Zephyrs: Cortes
(13:33:40) Commish: Claymores list pick, SP Edward Moore.
(13:33:58) Commish: New Orleans is up.
(13:35:01) Trendsetters: New Orleans select CL Paul de Kook
(13:35:44) Akira: #4 on my list overall
(13:36:11) Commish: Shisa select RF Félix Muñóz.
(13:36:39) Trendsetters: Patrick, that was my #5 guy on my list that was still around
(13:37:12) Commish: Calzones select 3B Butch Ellis.
(13:37:40) Commish: Longshoremen are up.
(13:38:19) Longshoremen: Longshoremen take RF Takao Ito (StatsLab won't let me.)
(13:39:55) Commish: Underground select 3B Hugh Weaver.
(13:40:11) Borealis: ... 22 to go...
(13:40:17) Leones: nice pick Reg
(13:41:09) Commish: Claymores list pick, C Tsurayuki Ito.
(13:41:20) Commish: Akira are up.
(13:42:14) Akira: NT selects MR Fumihiro Murase
(13:42:33) Akira: #5 overall on my board
(13:42:55) Leones: Tsurayuki Ito was my #8 now we're looking at an audible ..
(13:43:02) Coqui: Coqui select SS Bill Navarro
(13:43:12) Coqui: Coqui select P Barney Stone
(13:43:48) Thoroughbreds: Blarney
(13:44:29) Commish: Badgers select SS Ed Madore.
(13:45:07) Coqui: Madore ranked #2 player USCBA...didn't see it myself
(13:45:26) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select RP Mal 'Prince' Cooper
(13:46:33) Akira: Madore has already been drafted twice
(13:46:41) Akira: 3rd time a charm?
(13:47:33) Commish: Bears select C P.J. Manning.
(13:47:37) Trendsetters: as a french guy, I love Ed Madore's name
(13:48:03) Trendsetters: if you tweak it slightly to "Ed M'Adore", it translates to "Ed Loves Me" in french
(13:48:06) Borealis: Look at Madore's history - how is it he's even in the draft...
(13:48:27) Commish: Hartford selects 2B Kichisaburo Abe.
(13:48:57) Coqui: Coqui take 2B Manuel Alvarado
(13:49:50) Akira: Abe #1 in the draft, alphabeticly
(13:50:45) Commish: Hartford select LF Rich Watson.
(13:50:56) Commish: New Orleans is up.
(13:53:51) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects MR Colton Roman
(13:55:44) Commish: Florida selects CF Zacarías Esparza.
(13:56:27) Coqui: Coqui select P Troy Hall
(13:57:19) Commish: Leones are up.
(13:58:09) Leones: Havana selects MR Steve Mason
(13:59:09) Codgers: San Juan is hoovering up every player in the draft!
(13:59:41) Commish: Calzones select 2B Huang-fu Kong.
(14:02:33) Commish: Shisa select C Júlio Martínez.
(14:03:43) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Nicholas Leslie.
(14:05:01) Commish: Bears select C Zepherinus Jones.
(14:05:05) Borealis: Nice list pick...
(14:05:11) Borealis: Fargo...
(14:05:44) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Eric Chappell.
(14:06:06) Codgers: Zepherinus is off the board? Aw man
(14:06:09) Borealis: Followed by a huh...
(14:06:11) Commish: Codgers are up.
(14:06:41) Codgers: OK, three guys I have to decide between....back in a bit
(14:07:12) Commish: The only Saint Lucian in the draft, I believe.
(14:08:44) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Joe 'Scotty' Scott, from Scotland
(14:09:06) Commish: Arlington selects C Will Carroll.
(14:10:06) Akira: Joe Scott, ERA of 0.00 in 21 IP
(14:10:24) Commish: Crystal lake list pick, CF Roberto Alaniz.
(14:10:26) Borealis: Scott was on the radar...
(14:10:38) Commish: Yuma is up.
(14:11:27) Bulldozers: Yuma selects SS Britt Collins.
(14:11:29) Leones: This is one tough draft. You guys are killing my list. That never happens.
(14:12:31) Commish: Aurora is up.
(14:15:25) Borealis: With the 76th pick in the 2027 draft, Aurora selects MR Brian Clark out of Bishop Moore HS...
(14:16:39) Commish: Thoroughbreds on the clock.
(14:17:52) Akira: Clark a good flyer pick, if injury doesn't affect him long term
(14:18:05) Thoroughbreds: 3B Addie Faes
(14:18:43) Codgers: The man of the most bizarre nickname
(14:18:48) Borealis: Ah... Faes.... good pick...
(14:19:07) Commish: Florida selects C Sam Peterson.
(14:19:12) Thoroughbreds: you took my reliver
(14:19:12) Commish: and back to Aurora...
(14:19:26) Borealis: +7 taken at 77...
(14:21:09) Borealis: With the 79th and lsat pick of the second round, out of Stanford, Aurora takes CF Mario Flores...
(14:21:59) Bulldozers: To open the 3d round, Yuma selects SS Bob Clayton.
(14:22:49) Bulldozers: And in a back2back pick, before my departure for lunch, the Dozers also pick CF Tim Bell.
(14:22:51) Borealis: a 26 team league and 79 picks through 2 rounds... man...
(14:23:07) Bulldozers: So long gents. Until tomorrow.
(14:23:15) Borealis: See Ya Bob!!
(14:23:52) Commish: Lions select C Cliff 'Trucker' van den Hombergh.
(14:24:00) Commish: See you later, Bob.
(14:24:01) Admin: Bulldozers logs out of the Chat.
(14:24:04) Codgers: Farewell Bob!
(14:24:17) Codgers: Woop, missed him
(14:24:50) Commish: Reno has the next two.
(14:26:21) Leones: Cya Bob!
(14:27:29) Zephyrs: Reno selects Bob Villa to fix my bathroom
(14:27:43) Codgers: This Old Centerfielder
(14:27:56) Admin: Sandgnats has been logged out (Timeout).
(14:28:38) Zephyrs: Reno selects SS Norm Norris
(14:29:01) Commish: Claymores list pick, 3B Cipriano Barrera.
(14:29:32) Thoroughbreds: this old house was next on my list
(14:29:45) Commish: Canton is up.
(14:30:04) Longshoremen: Longshoremen pick C Bob Cobb
(14:30:44) Thoroughbreds: 'Nobb'
(14:31:08) Commish: back to Reno...
(14:31:30) Zephyrs: Reno selects CF Danny Shillto
(14:31:47) Codgers: What the Shilto!?
(14:32:09) Zephyrs: Gotta go guys. Should be in and out now. Thanks for another smooth and fun draft day!
(14:32:19) Borealis: a Geologist with a lisp...
(14:32:23) Codgers: Bye!
(14:32:30) Borealis: See ya tomorrow Scott!
(14:32:38) Commish: London selects 2B Arturo Santos.
(14:32:45) Leones: See ya Denny! nice jokes!
(14:32:45) Commish: See you later, Scott.
(14:32:57) Leones: Bye Scott!
(14:33:02) Codgers: Not me, Scott of Reno is departing
(14:33:10) Commish: Akira are up.
(14:33:13) Codgers: You can't get rid of me that easily
(14:33:18) Codgers: >:-D
(14:34:45) Leones: )
(14:35:02) Akira: NT selects P Sojuro Matsuda
(14:35:28) Zephyrs: I prefer the original Scott.
(14:35:43) Codgers: "O.S."
(14:35:58) Zephyrs: I'll take OS
(14:36:15) Codgers: heh
(14:36:16) Commish: Claymores list pick, C Marvin Kenney.
(14:36:27) Commish: back to Akira...
(14:37:48) Codgers: There are two guys in particular I would not mind picking. Hopefully NT and SJ don't screw it up for me
(14:38:23) Akira: NT selects MR Herb Williams
(14:38:42) Codgers: Former Indiana Pacers basketball star...
(14:38:47) Coqui: Hmm. Pitcher or hitter I wonder since between my picks
(14:39:08) Codgers: yes
(14:39:32) Coqui: Coqui select P Joey Hazen
(14:40:00) Akira: All my picks were in my top 20 overall, hope my scout is right.
(14:40:03) Trendsetters: I gotta go guys. Morris, I have a list that should cover my 3rd rounder. see you guys tomorrow!
(14:40:20) Thoroughbreds: )
(14:40:46) Admin: Trendsetters logs out of the Chat.
(14:40:49) Commish: See you tomorrow, Reg.
(14:41:08) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Rudy Howard
(14:41:18) Coqui: Coqui take P Juan Gonzales
(14:41:25) Leones: By Reg!
(14:41:27) Codgers: A message to you, Rudy: "You're drafted"
(14:42:25) Codgers: Coqui Hazen was on my radar, but not one of the two guys I was after....so thanks, I guess
(14:42:50) Admin: Akira has been logged out (Timeout).
(14:42:58) Coqui: Well messed me up anyway. I prefered to switch those two picks but I liked Hazen so thought I should take him.
(14:43:10) Commish: Badgers select C Richard Hodges and CF Andrés Costa.
(14:43:16) Coqui: Gonzalez I have to sign that pick
(14:43:31) Codgers: Very good, always glad to disrupt the plans of others O:-D
(14:43:34) Coqui: comp rollover
(14:44:07) Commish: Bears select RF Carlos Torres.
(14:44:21) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select SP Mito Okuda
(14:45:13) Commish: Bears select 2B Jesús Díaz.
(14:46:25) Codgers: Yes, I hope you set aside a big budget to sign all these guys
(14:46:57) Commish: Hartford selects 3B Ramón Martínez and RF Kevin Stevens.
(14:47:05) Coqui: $16 million. Didn't expect to like most of the picks though. Have 2 each through 6th round as well.
(14:47:52) Commish: New Orleans list pick, CL Les Harding.
(14:47:56) Admin: Sandgnats logs into the Chat.
(14:47:56) Commish: Leones are up.
(14:48:12) Coqui: I had just moved Ramon Martinez up on my board
(14:49:02) Leones: Havana selects SS Blake Beck
(14:50:53) Commish: Calzones select SP Alfonso Garza.
(14:51:33) Sandgnats: Wow my draft board is doing pretty well so far. Will someone please post the transcript later.
(14:52:20) Thoroughbreds: we all got to check oujt your draft board prior to starting
(14:52:40) Commish: Shisa select SS Yoritomo Fujii.
(14:53:11) Sandgnats: Haha thanks Diane
(14:53:19) Sandgnats: I mean Duane
(14:53:27) Sandgnats: Damn auto correct
(14:53:30) Thoroughbreds: B)
(14:53:32) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Dan Riley.
(14:53:32) Codgers: lol
(14:55:31) Commish: Bears select SP Jim Rowe.
(14:55:59) Borealis: Adios Messi!! Adios Ronaldo!!
(14:56:12) Wind_Dancers: What a match
(14:56:48) Codgers: I thought the Bears took him already
(14:56:59) Thoroughbreds: :help:
(14:57:30) Commish: Crystal Lake list pick, CF Haranobu Chikafuji.
(14:57:39) Codgers: OK whew
(14:57:42) Sandgnats: Lol
(14:57:50) Codgers: Everything makes sense again
(14:57:50) Sandgnats: That pick works too
(14:57:58) Commish: Codgers are up.
(14:58:28) Codgers: Palm Springs selects SP Jacob Briggs
(14:59:13) Codgers: Who will likely be going back to school next year
(14:59:19) Commish: Arlington selects 2B Iestyn Stuckey.
(15:00:29) Coqui: Coqui select 1B (or C) Zier Geerdinkck
(15:00:48) Wind_Dancers: See you all tomorrow!
(15:00:49) Commish: Yuma is up.
(15:01:27) Leones: Cheers Dylan!
(15:01:30) Borealis: Yuma's a list pick...
(15:01:36) Borealis: See Ya Dylan...
(15:01:39) Commish: Bye, Dylan.
(15:02:14) Codgers: Bye Dylan
(15:02:39) Commish: Yuma list pick, 2B David Parker.
(15:02:54) Commish: Aurora and Kentucky up next.
(15:03:05) Admin: Wind_Dancers has been logged out (Timeout).
(15:03:15) Thoroughbreds: si
(15:04:47) Thoroughbreds: what is start time tomorrow?
(15:05:10) Commish: Same time, 1 Eastern.
(15:05:34) Borealis: With the 113th selection, in round 3, Aurora selects CF Paul Stone out of West Virginia...
(15:05:44) Admin: Coqui has been logged out (Timeout).
(15:07:06) Thoroughbreds: with the 900th pick of the 3rd round, KyT selects RF Merlin Douglas
(15:07:58) Commish: Florida selects CF Angus Paisley.
(15:10:21) Borealis: With the 116th selection, in round 3, Aurora selects SP Tim Wilson out of Tulane...
(15:10:49) Sandgnats: Yayyyyy
(15:10:52) Borealis: His movement sucks, but rates out as top remaining starter for us...
(15:10:56) Sandgnats: Good job all
(15:11:26) Commish: That ends Draft Day 1. Thanks, everybody.
(15:11:36) Leones: Nice work gents!
(15:12:16) Sandgnats: Please post the transcript someone :)
(15:12:34) Codgers: Good job all
(15:12:36) Commish: I'll have the transcript up in a few minutes.
(15:13:01) Sandgnats: Thanks Morris!
(15:13:10) Sandgnats: Adios all!
(12:02:16) Bulldozers: Hide the dope! Commish in the room.
(12:02:19) Akira: commish!
(12:02:26) Borealis: Hey Morris!
(12:02:33) Sandgnats: All rise!
(12:02:38) Commish: Long three rounds today. Draft is enabled.
(12:02:40) Zephyrs: Funny Bob!
(12:03:00) Codgers: The Commish is a strict law and order type
(12:03:02) Borealis: Aurora is Locked in on their first pick!
(12:03:06) Bulldozers: Thanks, Scott. I see you put your stash in your pocket mighty quickly.
(12:03:42) Akira: I'm picking 3 spots higher than I thought I was yesterday
(12:03:43) Sandgnats: Commish please use my draft list. I'm on my phone right now. Thank you!
(12:03:52) Zephyrs: I put it in your pocket!
(12:03:58) Coqui: Is it 5 minutes per pick?
(12:04:50) Commish: Yes. Five minutes.
(12:04:55) Sandgnats: Perhaps 300 seconds? Lol
(12:05:01) Bulldozers: Dozers are chomping at the bit. Let's go!
(12:06:39) Commish: Yuma is up.
(12:06:59) Bulldozers: With their #1 pick, the Dozers of Yuma choose SP Joe Arnold.
(12:07:17) Wind_Dancers: Good pick!
(12:07:19) Zephyrs: Nice pick Bob
(12:07:29) Bulldozers: An obvious one, but thanks.
(12:07:38) Longshoremen: The clear #1 IMO.
(12:07:50) Borealis: Ah... Bob... You blew my list up!!
(12:07:58) Bulldozers:
(12:08:24) Coqui: Wasn't number 1 on my board but not far away
(12:08:25) Akira: back to the drawing board
(12:08:34) Akira: draft board
(12:09:25) Codgers: Ah, Joe....one of the "Big Four" of the 2027 draft class
(12:10:40) Zephyrs: Who is picking for the Lions?
(12:10:56) Codgers: I suppose it was too much to expect him to drop to pick 26
(12:11:32) Commish: Lions pick P Carl Ford.
(12:11:48) Bulldozers: Denny, if you give me all your picks right now, I'll trade you Arnold for a future pick.
(12:11:49) Trendsetters: good pick that
(12:12:14) Bulldozers: My #2.
(12:13:07) Zephyrs: The Zephyrs select SP Martin Brown
(12:13:24) Leones: My #1676 - not kidding. he was more than we could afford :)
(12:13:34) Leones: Carl Ford that is..
(12:13:55) Trendsetters: wow
(12:14:07) Bulldozers: Who he?
(12:14:19) Coqui: Shocking that there were 10 teams worse than me last year
(12:14:40) Bulldozers: Some of us work very hard at achieving a high draft position.
(12:14:57) Coqui: I'm making a run this year
(12:15:07) Zephyrs: I plan on picking much later next season
(12:15:12) Leones: Don't sell yourself short Mike. You can do worse if you really lean in on it..
(12:15:36) Wind_Dancers: Trade me your first rounder for next year and we can make that happen.
(12:15:44) Commish: Longshoremen are up.
(12:15:47) Leones: <ducks>
(12:16:12) Coqui: I've been in 2nd place in my division pretty much every day I've been in the league
(12:16:45) Codgers: I really envy you IL guys sometimes
(12:16:45) Thoroughbreds: gonna be a long 1st day
(12:16:58) Wind_Dancers: Yea the Trans Atlantic needs some life
(12:17:01) Bulldozers: Nice. I spent the first 5 seasons I took over the Dozers in last place.
(12:17:02) Commish: Canton takes P Jason Baker.
(12:17:18) Borealis: There was my #1...
(12:17:36) Bulldozers: Good pick, James. My #3.
(12:17:54) Borealis: Well... #1 pitcher...
(12:17:56) Trendsetters: all pitchers so far
(12:18:00) Codgers: Baker seems able
(12:18:05) Bulldozers: That's where the talent is.
(12:18:14) Sandgnats: Agreed
(12:18:15) Longshoremen: I had Baker as my 2nd ranked player, behind Arnold. Verrrrrrry pitcher heavy draft.
(12:18:18) Leones: I'm sort of glad he went. All the rest of my high picks are very affordable. Might be a good year for signings...
(12:18:31) Codgers: Yes, very lopsided distribution of pitchers to hitters
(12:18:44) Commish: London selects P German Durango.
(12:18:54) Longshoremen: Seriously considered a deal, but Baker was a worthy #1/4 pick.
(12:18:57) Borealis: Far more pitchers for sure...
(12:19:04) Coqui: Durango my #1
(12:19:24) Codgers: London taking the Cubans before Havana can get to them
(12:19:44) Bulldozers: They're short of sugar in the British Isles.
(12:20:15) Sandgnats: They need to irrigate with Yuma water
(12:20:41) Borealis: Ah... that's their cigar secret.... it's the water!!!
(12:20:41) Bulldozers: Now there's a puzzle: how do you get Yuma water across the Big Pond to Britain?
(12:21:18) Trendsetters: so, really cuban cigars was all about the Yuma water
(12:21:31) Codgers: A pipeline to Florida, then dump it into the Gulf Stream....then they can just scoop it up as it passes by
(12:21:35) Trendsetters: mind you, "Yuman Cigars" doesn't have the same ring to it
(12:21:36) Commish: Calymores list pick, CF Jiro Murase.
(12:21:41) Bulldozers: We think so in Yuma.
(12:22:07) Wind_Dancers: Top batter on my list
(12:22:12) Commish: Akira are up.
(12:22:14) Bulldozers: If we buy those little paper rings from Cuba, would that be the same?
(12:22:16) Sandgnats: Looks like a mystery solved Reg
(12:22:37) Trendsetters:
(12:22:44) Akira: NT selects SP Anthony Cain
(12:22:56) Codgers: The Scots are working from a different scouting point of view than Palm Springs, Jiro was not on my radar at all
(12:23:09) Borealis: He was so far down my list...
(12:23:16) Trendsetters: I had Jiro as my #2 choice
(12:23:21) Bulldozers: Jiro not on any of my lists. Are we sure he was in the draft?
(12:23:30) Longshoremen: Jiro not on my radar either.
(12:23:44) Longshoremen: I had never heard of him, but he's on the in-game list.
(12:23:46) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects SP James Blanco
(12:24:25) Bulldozers: That last of the Big 4!
(12:24:43) Codgers: Indeed
(12:25:01) Leones: now the lists start to diverge, should be fun to see
(12:25:11) Codgers: They made it through 8 picks, surprised they all lasted that long
(12:25:18) Bulldozers: It hasn't been fun enough for you so far?
(12:25:29) Thoroughbreds: pitching and more pitching fallin
(12:25:30) Borealis: Last years draft was all over the board, lis-wise...
(12:25:50) Leones: our cigars have run dry. WATER!
(12:25:53) Borealis: *list
(12:26:01) Bulldozers: That's when we learned how wanky the StasLab picks were, wasn't it?
(12:26:22) Commish: Shisa select P Fernando Romero.
(12:26:25) Borealis: No, they've always been wanky...
(12:26:42) Bulldozers: A barrel of the Colorado River's freshest on its way to you now.
(12:27:03) Leones: Yuma da man!
(12:27:31) Bulldozers: Da man, da organization, da RIVER!
(12:27:40) Commish: Calzones select P Juan Garanzuay.
(12:27:54) Bulldozers: I can't even pronounce that name!
(12:27:56) Codgers: I think last year the StatsLab ratings were highlighted because so many guys didn't get on the regular PEBA list
(12:27:59) Leones: da-da-ism
(12:28:01) Coqui: P Ray Medrano
(12:28:11) Borealis: Correct Denny...
(12:28:18) Longshoremen: I like Garanzuay. Just noticed him.
(12:28:42) Bulldozers: Where was he hiding?
(12:28:44) Codgers: Tiara boom de ay
(12:29:02) Borealis: 1/3 of the way to my pick...
(12:29:28) Bulldozers: Don't hold your breath, Will.8o
(12:30:21) Commish: Badgers select P Tatsuya Kajitani.
(12:30:52) Bulldozers: Who he?
(12:31:22) Codgers: SP out of Japan....my scout gave him 3 stars
(12:31:45) Bulldozers: Oh, those scouts, they'll lead you into the second division.
(12:32:09) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select SP Travis Moore
(12:32:15) Longshoremen: I thought Kajitani was ok there. That's about where I have him.
(12:32:31) Bulldozers: Travis Moore, is he the first 18 year old selected?
(12:32:44) Wind_Dancers: Murase was 18 I believe
(12:32:50) Trendsetters: my guy is 18
(12:32:52) Trendsetters: Blanco
(12:33:16) Bulldozers: Ah, so, right you are. Missed that one. Oops:-*
(12:33:38) Coqui: Four high schoolers taken
(12:34:07) Bulldozers: Cradle robbers!
(12:34:12) Commish: Hartford select P Tam Lochhead.
(12:34:15) Codgers: They're missing their chance to go to college and become more well-rounded individuals
(12:34:17) Borealis:
(12:34:36) Bulldozers: You think college provides well-roundedness? Hah!
(12:34:58) Bulldozers: Well, okay, the freshman 15 does make most of the women a little rounder.
(12:35:08) Codgers: heh
(12:35:19) Trendsetters: got through college and wouldnt consider myself well-rounded lol
(12:35:25) Leones: it worked out well enough for Blutarski..
(12:35:28) Trendsetters: ok maybe physique-wise
(12:35:43) Bulldozers: Me neither! After all my years in grad school, I'm less rounded and more specialized.
(12:36:01) Codgers: Yeah, I didn't get round until later in life
(12:36:14) Bulldozers: I'm just getting around to that now.
(12:36:30) Codgers: I'm married to a chef....it was bound to happen
(12:36:42) Leones: What is that? A PLEDGE PIN on your draft list?!
(12:36:42) Longshoremen: Canton selects SS Peter Alexander
(12:36:46) Bulldozers: Curse you, Canton!
(12:37:10) Codgers: Our highest-ranked position player!
(12:37:12) Longshoremen: Pure signability pick at this stage. Just noticed that somehow we forgot to set our draft budget accurately.
(12:37:39) Bulldozers: 8o
(12:37:42) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects C Pedro de la Cruz
(12:37:50) Longshoremen: My second ranked offensive player, but one who wants slot.
(12:38:08) Longshoremen: Alexander that is. I liked de la Cruz too, almost equally.
(12:38:21) Bulldozers: Yuma has way too many catchers in the minor leagues, so I overlooked Señor de la Cruz.
(12:38:37) Commish: Leones up.
(12:38:42) Longshoremen: He's got some defensive problems, but I like that bat as a high schooler.
(12:38:43) Leones: Havana selects SP Robbie Dupuis
(12:38:52) Bulldozers: Dupuis was #5 in my list.
(12:38:53) Leones: my #2 pick. nice
(12:38:54) Coqui: Alexander a late bloomer this year
(12:39:03) Akira: Bect C in the draft, OSA loves him. Catcher in name only though.
(12:39:26) Trendsetters: I am banking on the fact that de la Cruz can eventually learn to catch
(12:39:36) Longshoremen: Dupuis was one of those guys that OSA loved that I just noticed.
(12:39:50) Bulldozers: Now there's a plan: draft 'em and THEN teach 'em to play ball.
(12:40:16) Commish: Badgers select P Peter MacLeish.
(12:40:18) Trendsetters:
(12:40:19) Borealis: Always can DH...
(12:40:46) Codgers: Oh, that pick will break the Claymores' hearts
(12:40:47) Coqui: MacLeish OSA's top rated Int. College pitcher
(12:41:27) Commish: Calzones select P Alberto Rivera.
(12:41:29) Trendsetters: moved all the way to Japan for college
(12:42:44) Commish: Shisa select 2B Pedro Márquez.
(12:42:50) Codgers: Calzones take the pricy young Cuban
(12:43:06) Longshoremen: Marquez was my top-ranked position player. Love the hit tool.
(12:43:12) Borealis: Shia.... Grrrrr....
(12:43:18) Borealis: Ditto James...
(12:43:22) Longshoremen: Strongly considered all the way up at 1-4.
(12:44:02) Commish: Bears select 1B Jeremy Craig.
(12:44:27) Borealis: I knew the pitching run wouldn't last all the way to 32...
(12:45:23) Akira: Rivera wouldbe high on my list but impossible for us to sign
(12:45:24) Commish: Claymores list pick, another CF, Dale Cooper.
(12:45:52) Codgers: Played centerfield for Twin Peaks HS
(12:46:21) Commish: Bears select SS Miguel Nava.
(12:46:38) Codgers: Crickets? C'mon, that joke was golden!
(12:47:12) Coqui: Coqui select 1B Brendon Robertson
(12:47:28) Trendsetters: it took a second but I got it Denny O:-D>:-D
(12:47:30) Coqui: As much as I hate a 1B high, players who can hit are sorely needed
(12:48:13) Codgers: Robertson was our top-ranked position player
(12:48:37) Commish: Hartford selects CF Yoshitsune Sato.
(12:48:39) Coqui: I got my #2 pitcher and my #2 hitter so far
(12:48:50) Codgers: Thank you Mr. Trendsetters! You are obviously a man of rare culture and good taste
(12:49:25) Codgers: Hartford drafts Twig!
(12:49:52) Leones: Why I'm stumped!
(12:49:58) Commish: Codgers up.
(12:50:09) Leones: (now that's mint humor Denny! )
(12:50:21) Codgers: Oh! I need to quit joking around and pick someone, heh
(12:50:32) Codgers: Oh snap Leones!
(12:50:56) Leones: (my plan to distract the Codgers is working >:-D)
(12:51:30) Borealis: Hey Denny... that 1-1-1-1-1 SS looks SWEET!!!
(12:51:48) Longshoremen: I liked Robertson a lot. One of my top 4 or 5 position players, and all were close (with 2B Marquez being #1, and Robertson, Alexander, de la Cruz all right about the same level)
(12:54:37) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Tom Baker
(12:54:48) Borealis: GRRRRRRRRRR...
(12:55:05) Thoroughbreds: do over
(12:55:05) Commish: Best Dr. Who, in my opinion.
(12:55:18) Bulldozers: Amen.
(12:55:56) Codgers: Taken only because he should convert to an SP with good chance of success
(12:56:05) Commish: Arlington selects P Lorne Allen.
(12:56:06) Borealis: Exactly my plan...
(12:56:45) Bulldozers: Why are guys specializing in college as closers? Seems counterproductive to their careers.
(12:57:03) Codgers: Exactly....in college you should be a generalist
(12:57:11) Commish: Florida selects P António Pérez.
(12:57:31) Borealis: Like a BA in General Pitching...
(12:57:36) Thoroughbreds: with his stam he can close in the 6th
(12:57:44) Coqui: Coqui select P Keith Dupree
(12:57:46) Commish: Coqui are up.
(12:57:54) Coqui: luxury of 3 picks
(12:57:55) Bulldozers: Ah, half a starter.
(12:58:11) Codgers: Coqui and Dupree
(12:58:20) Borealis: (Grrrrrrrr)(Grrrrrrr)...
(12:58:21) Commish: Yuma is up.
(12:58:48) Bulldozers: Yuma selects SP Josh Cheney. (As soon as staslab will let us.)
(12:59:26) Codgers: My only concern with Dupree was whether his injury will be debilitating for his whole career
(13:00:06) Bulldozers: Yuma has selected, though it's not showing on the board.
(13:00:23) Bulldozers: Voilá!
(13:00:38) Coqui: Not sure I can sign everyone I draft this year. Dupree pick could roll over to next year but worth the risk if I do.
(13:01:02) Commish: Evas list pick, 3B John Lightbody.
(13:01:05) Bulldozers: Or you could trade Dupree for Colorado River water!
(13:01:15) Codgers: Yes, might be worth it to just roll over the pick to a potentially stronger draft class
(13:01:21) Bulldozers: Top 3B on my list.
(13:01:41) Commish: Borealis are up.
(13:01:52) Admin: Evas logs into the Chat.
(13:01:55) Akira: Good contact but no power for a 3B
(13:02:05) Coqui: I expected to roll some over but like the picks so far.
(13:02:06) Evas: Just popping in for a second.
(13:02:18) Akira: just missed your pick
(13:02:25) Evas: Thrilled with picking up Light body this late in the draft
(13:02:30) Bulldozers: Welcome to the Fun House.
(13:02:37) Coqui: Have to keep 2 of my 2nd rounders and the supplemental pick coming up
(13:02:38) Evas: I actually used my list successfully for once
(13:03:07) Akira: lol good
(13:03:22) Borealis: The Aurora Borealis select with the 32nd pick in Round 1, SP Miguel Torres out of USC...
(13:03:52) Commish: Thoroughbreds up.
(13:04:02) Akira: about where I had him slotted
(13:04:05) Codgers: Torres, eh? Lefthander
(13:04:53) Thoroughbreds: KyT pick SP Scott Chalmers
(13:04:56) Borealis: Smart... a Leader... Hoping he'll improve his control...
(13:05:10) Codgers: Scott "Superintendent" Chalmers!
(13:06:21) Wind_Dancers: Decent pick if he can recover from that partially torn UCL
(13:06:45) Wind_Dancers: He was very good in college pre injury
(13:06:54) Thoroughbreds: It's like picking a 117yo ... time to wait
(13:06:56) Codgers: Rub a little dirt on it, he'll be fine
(13:06:56) Commish: Florida selects P Richard Lindsey.
(13:07:01) Commish: Back to Aurora.
(13:08:14) Codgers: The final pick of the first round is...
(13:08:46) Evas: My scout has Lightbody as the top ranked hitter in the class at (10-5-4-5-7)and ranked him as having the best intangibles of any of the guys on my board. His college stats reek, so this is almost entirely a projection pick.
(13:08:46) Leones: its!..... and now for something completely different.
(13:09:03) Sandgnats: Patiently waiting for my Rob Raines compensation pick
(13:09:08) Borealis: With the 34th selection in the first round, Aurora selects out of Asia University, C Yato Shirane....
(13:09:24) Borealis: Our top rated catcher and 6th rated hitter...
(13:09:26) Evas: Love Cheyney to Yuma at 30. I had him as a top 10 prospect.
(13:09:45) Commish: On to the supplemental round...
(13:10:06) Evas: Anyway, I need to run. Good luck to everyone. And thanks to the Commish & Board. Later guys.
(13:10:09) Leones: Lightbody looks to be a good gamble will be interesting to see how he fares
(13:10:09) Bulldozers: Cheney was #5 on my list. I was shocked he was still available at pick 30.
(13:10:33) Commish: Kalamazoo selects P Arlen Badger.
(13:11:04) Codgers: Champagne pops to begin the supplemental round
(13:11:04) Trendsetters: that HAD to have been on purpose hahahahahaha
(13:11:04) Leones: nice pick 'Zoo was hoping he might slip down curses!
(13:11:54) Admin: Evas has been logged out (Timeout).
(13:12:09) Commish: Codgers are up.
(13:12:44) Commish: There were some anxious moments as I waited to see if Badger would fall to the supplemental.
(13:13:48) Codgers: PS selects SP Pat Phillips
(13:14:33) Commish: Bringing us to the Sandgnats.
(13:14:38) Admin: Bulldozers has been logged out (Timeout).
(13:14:49) Admin: Bulldozers logs into the Chat.
(13:14:59) Sandgnats: Make my list pick please
(13:15:30) Commish: Crystal Lake list pick, P Alfred Barnes.
(13:16:03) Leones: i've still got my #8 pick available form my list. huzzah! anybody else still got a high pick in the poke?
(13:16:06) Codgers: Yep, It was Phillips or Barnes for me
(13:16:27) Trendsetters: I still have my #5 available
(13:16:37) Commish: Evas list pick, C Bob Peña.
(13:16:39) Sandgnats: South Florida!
(13:16:39) Trendsetters: on my own prepared list ... not on statslab
(13:17:05) Coqui: Coqui take P Robby Parker
(13:18:04) Codgers: Looks like "Tag" is it
(13:19:21) Commish: We'll auto draft WV here in a few minutes.
(13:20:15) Codgers: Our list changes depending on how we sort it, by scout ratings or our "elves"' specially pureed statistical blend
(13:20:47) Codgers: Round about now is when we switch over to the elves' judgment almost totally
(13:21:14) Leones: That's gold Denny. Gold!
(13:21:18) Borealis: It's all Hobbits here...
(13:21:36) Leones: it's hobbits all the way down ...
(13:21:45) Borealis: :P:P:P
(13:22:05) Codgers: Precious...
(13:22:25) Leones: LOL
(13:22:26) Bulldozers: Oh yessss, my preciousssssss ...
(13:22:47) Borealis: And the Alleghenies choose....
(13:23:00) Bulldozers: Somone! Please!
(13:23:07) Borealis: (it's their only pick today, I think...)
(13:23:32) Bulldozers: And they want their 5 minutes of fame?
(13:23:59) Codgers: I'm sure if it were possible to trade supplemental picks they would have dealt it away too
(13:24:37) Commish: West Virginia selects SS John Romero.
(13:24:50) Bulldozers: To open the second round of our draft, Yuma selects CF Dave Kelly.
(13:25:01) Borealis: YAY!!
(13:25:32) Bulldozers: Thank you, thank you ... (bowing)
(13:26:21) Borealis: ... only 34 picks to go...
(13:26:31) Borealis: These comp picks are out of hand...
(13:26:52) Codgers: Comp picks shmomp picks, I say
(13:27:15) Borealis: a 38 pick round...
(13:27:26) Commish: We had an unusual number of comp picks after last year's draft due to dissatisfaction with the auto picks.
(13:28:12) Borealis:
(13:28:30) Commish: Lions select P Jeroen Smit.
(13:29:11) Akira: Not on my ist but should have been
(13:29:19) Akira: missed him
(13:29:41) Commish: Underground select SS Guillermo Esquivel.
(13:31:03) Commish: Lions select 1B Roberto Valdéz.
(13:31:04) Zephyrs: Am I up?
(13:31:11) Commish: Yup.
(13:31:15) Akira: Not on my list and shouldn't have been
(13:31:46) Zephyrs: Reno selects SP Hector Cortez
(13:31:56) Zephyrs: Cortes
(13:33:40) Commish: Claymores list pick, SP Edward Moore.
(13:33:58) Commish: New Orleans is up.
(13:35:01) Trendsetters: New Orleans select CL Paul de Kook
(13:35:44) Akira: #4 on my list overall
(13:36:11) Commish: Shisa select RF Félix Muñóz.
(13:36:39) Trendsetters: Patrick, that was my #5 guy on my list that was still around
(13:37:12) Commish: Calzones select 3B Butch Ellis.
(13:37:40) Commish: Longshoremen are up.
(13:38:19) Longshoremen: Longshoremen take RF Takao Ito (StatsLab won't let me.)
(13:39:55) Commish: Underground select 3B Hugh Weaver.
(13:40:11) Borealis: ... 22 to go...
(13:40:17) Leones: nice pick Reg
(13:41:09) Commish: Claymores list pick, C Tsurayuki Ito.
(13:41:20) Commish: Akira are up.
(13:42:14) Akira: NT selects MR Fumihiro Murase
(13:42:33) Akira: #5 overall on my board
(13:42:55) Leones: Tsurayuki Ito was my #8 now we're looking at an audible ..
(13:43:02) Coqui: Coqui select SS Bill Navarro
(13:43:12) Coqui: Coqui select P Barney Stone
(13:43:48) Thoroughbreds: Blarney
(13:44:29) Commish: Badgers select SS Ed Madore.
(13:45:07) Coqui: Madore ranked #2 player USCBA...didn't see it myself
(13:45:26) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select RP Mal 'Prince' Cooper
(13:46:33) Akira: Madore has already been drafted twice
(13:46:41) Akira: 3rd time a charm?
(13:47:33) Commish: Bears select C P.J. Manning.
(13:47:37) Trendsetters: as a french guy, I love Ed Madore's name
(13:48:03) Trendsetters: if you tweak it slightly to "Ed M'Adore", it translates to "Ed Loves Me" in french
(13:48:06) Borealis: Look at Madore's history - how is it he's even in the draft...
(13:48:27) Commish: Hartford selects 2B Kichisaburo Abe.
(13:48:57) Coqui: Coqui take 2B Manuel Alvarado
(13:49:50) Akira: Abe #1 in the draft, alphabeticly
(13:50:45) Commish: Hartford select LF Rich Watson.
(13:50:56) Commish: New Orleans is up.
(13:53:51) Trendsetters: New Orleans selects MR Colton Roman
(13:55:44) Commish: Florida selects CF Zacarías Esparza.
(13:56:27) Coqui: Coqui select P Troy Hall
(13:57:19) Commish: Leones are up.
(13:58:09) Leones: Havana selects MR Steve Mason
(13:59:09) Codgers: San Juan is hoovering up every player in the draft!
(13:59:41) Commish: Calzones select 2B Huang-fu Kong.
(14:02:33) Commish: Shisa select C Júlio Martínez.
(14:03:43) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Nicholas Leslie.
(14:05:01) Commish: Bears select C Zepherinus Jones.
(14:05:05) Borealis: Nice list pick...
(14:05:11) Borealis: Fargo...
(14:05:44) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Eric Chappell.
(14:06:06) Codgers: Zepherinus is off the board? Aw man
(14:06:09) Borealis: Followed by a huh...
(14:06:11) Commish: Codgers are up.
(14:06:41) Codgers: OK, three guys I have to decide between....back in a bit
(14:07:12) Commish: The only Saint Lucian in the draft, I believe.
(14:08:44) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Joe 'Scotty' Scott, from Scotland
(14:09:06) Commish: Arlington selects C Will Carroll.
(14:10:06) Akira: Joe Scott, ERA of 0.00 in 21 IP
(14:10:24) Commish: Crystal lake list pick, CF Roberto Alaniz.
(14:10:26) Borealis: Scott was on the radar...
(14:10:38) Commish: Yuma is up.
(14:11:27) Bulldozers: Yuma selects SS Britt Collins.
(14:11:29) Leones: This is one tough draft. You guys are killing my list. That never happens.
(14:12:31) Commish: Aurora is up.
(14:15:25) Borealis: With the 76th pick in the 2027 draft, Aurora selects MR Brian Clark out of Bishop Moore HS...
(14:16:39) Commish: Thoroughbreds on the clock.
(14:17:52) Akira: Clark a good flyer pick, if injury doesn't affect him long term
(14:18:05) Thoroughbreds: 3B Addie Faes
(14:18:43) Codgers: The man of the most bizarre nickname
(14:18:48) Borealis: Ah... Faes.... good pick...
(14:19:07) Commish: Florida selects C Sam Peterson.
(14:19:12) Thoroughbreds: you took my reliver
(14:19:12) Commish: and back to Aurora...
(14:19:26) Borealis: +7 taken at 77...
(14:21:09) Borealis: With the 79th and lsat pick of the second round, out of Stanford, Aurora takes CF Mario Flores...
(14:21:59) Bulldozers: To open the 3d round, Yuma selects SS Bob Clayton.
(14:22:49) Bulldozers: And in a back2back pick, before my departure for lunch, the Dozers also pick CF Tim Bell.
(14:22:51) Borealis: a 26 team league and 79 picks through 2 rounds... man...
(14:23:07) Bulldozers: So long gents. Until tomorrow.
(14:23:15) Borealis: See Ya Bob!!
(14:23:52) Commish: Lions select C Cliff 'Trucker' van den Hombergh.
(14:24:00) Commish: See you later, Bob.
(14:24:01) Admin: Bulldozers logs out of the Chat.
(14:24:04) Codgers: Farewell Bob!
(14:24:17) Codgers: Woop, missed him
(14:24:50) Commish: Reno has the next two.
(14:26:21) Leones: Cya Bob!
(14:27:29) Zephyrs: Reno selects Bob Villa to fix my bathroom
(14:27:43) Codgers: This Old Centerfielder
(14:27:56) Admin: Sandgnats has been logged out (Timeout).
(14:28:38) Zephyrs: Reno selects SS Norm Norris
(14:29:01) Commish: Claymores list pick, 3B Cipriano Barrera.
(14:29:32) Thoroughbreds: this old house was next on my list
(14:29:45) Commish: Canton is up.
(14:30:04) Longshoremen: Longshoremen pick C Bob Cobb
(14:30:44) Thoroughbreds: 'Nobb'
(14:31:08) Commish: back to Reno...
(14:31:30) Zephyrs: Reno selects CF Danny Shillto
(14:31:47) Codgers: What the Shilto!?
(14:32:09) Zephyrs: Gotta go guys. Should be in and out now. Thanks for another smooth and fun draft day!
(14:32:19) Borealis: a Geologist with a lisp...
(14:32:23) Codgers: Bye!
(14:32:30) Borealis: See ya tomorrow Scott!
(14:32:38) Commish: London selects 2B Arturo Santos.
(14:32:45) Leones: See ya Denny! nice jokes!
(14:32:45) Commish: See you later, Scott.
(14:32:57) Leones: Bye Scott!
(14:33:02) Codgers: Not me, Scott of Reno is departing
(14:33:10) Commish: Akira are up.
(14:33:13) Codgers: You can't get rid of me that easily
(14:33:18) Codgers: >:-D
(14:34:45) Leones: )
(14:35:02) Akira: NT selects P Sojuro Matsuda
(14:35:28) Zephyrs: I prefer the original Scott.
(14:35:43) Codgers: "O.S."
(14:35:58) Zephyrs: I'll take OS
(14:36:15) Codgers: heh
(14:36:16) Commish: Claymores list pick, C Marvin Kenney.
(14:36:27) Commish: back to Akira...
(14:37:48) Codgers: There are two guys in particular I would not mind picking. Hopefully NT and SJ don't screw it up for me
(14:38:23) Akira: NT selects MR Herb Williams
(14:38:42) Codgers: Former Indiana Pacers basketball star...
(14:38:47) Coqui: Hmm. Pitcher or hitter I wonder since between my picks
(14:39:08) Codgers: yes
(14:39:32) Coqui: Coqui select P Joey Hazen
(14:40:00) Akira: All my picks were in my top 20 overall, hope my scout is right.
(14:40:03) Trendsetters: I gotta go guys. Morris, I have a list that should cover my 3rd rounder. see you guys tomorrow!
(14:40:20) Thoroughbreds: )
(14:40:46) Admin: Trendsetters logs out of the Chat.
(14:40:49) Commish: See you tomorrow, Reg.
(14:41:08) Codgers: Palm Springs selects CL Rudy Howard
(14:41:18) Coqui: Coqui take P Juan Gonzales
(14:41:25) Leones: By Reg!
(14:41:27) Codgers: A message to you, Rudy: "You're drafted"
(14:42:25) Codgers: Coqui Hazen was on my radar, but not one of the two guys I was after....so thanks, I guess
(14:42:50) Admin: Akira has been logged out (Timeout).
(14:42:58) Coqui: Well messed me up anyway. I prefered to switch those two picks but I liked Hazen so thought I should take him.
(14:43:10) Commish: Badgers select C Richard Hodges and CF Andrés Costa.
(14:43:16) Coqui: Gonzalez I have to sign that pick
(14:43:31) Codgers: Very good, always glad to disrupt the plans of others O:-D
(14:43:34) Coqui: comp rollover
(14:44:07) Commish: Bears select RF Carlos Torres.
(14:44:21) Wind_Dancers: Wind Dancers select SP Mito Okuda
(14:45:13) Commish: Bears select 2B Jesús Díaz.
(14:46:25) Codgers: Yes, I hope you set aside a big budget to sign all these guys
(14:46:57) Commish: Hartford selects 3B Ramón Martínez and RF Kevin Stevens.
(14:47:05) Coqui: $16 million. Didn't expect to like most of the picks though. Have 2 each through 6th round as well.
(14:47:52) Commish: New Orleans list pick, CL Les Harding.
(14:47:56) Admin: Sandgnats logs into the Chat.
(14:47:56) Commish: Leones are up.
(14:48:12) Coqui: I had just moved Ramon Martinez up on my board
(14:49:02) Leones: Havana selects SS Blake Beck
(14:50:53) Commish: Calzones select SP Alfonso Garza.
(14:51:33) Sandgnats: Wow my draft board is doing pretty well so far. Will someone please post the transcript later.
(14:52:20) Thoroughbreds: we all got to check oujt your draft board prior to starting
(14:52:40) Commish: Shisa select SS Yoritomo Fujii.
(14:53:11) Sandgnats: Haha thanks Diane
(14:53:19) Sandgnats: I mean Duane
(14:53:27) Sandgnats: Damn auto correct
(14:53:30) Thoroughbreds: B)
(14:53:32) Commish: Fargo list pick, CF Dan Riley.
(14:53:32) Codgers: lol
(14:55:31) Commish: Bears select SP Jim Rowe.
(14:55:59) Borealis: Adios Messi!! Adios Ronaldo!!
(14:56:12) Wind_Dancers: What a match
(14:56:48) Codgers: I thought the Bears took him already
(14:56:59) Thoroughbreds: :help:
(14:57:30) Commish: Crystal Lake list pick, CF Haranobu Chikafuji.
(14:57:39) Codgers: OK whew
(14:57:42) Sandgnats: Lol
(14:57:50) Codgers: Everything makes sense again
(14:57:50) Sandgnats: That pick works too
(14:57:58) Commish: Codgers are up.
(14:58:28) Codgers: Palm Springs selects SP Jacob Briggs
(14:59:13) Codgers: Who will likely be going back to school next year
(14:59:19) Commish: Arlington selects 2B Iestyn Stuckey.
(15:00:29) Coqui: Coqui select 1B (or C) Zier Geerdinkck
(15:00:48) Wind_Dancers: See you all tomorrow!
(15:00:49) Commish: Yuma is up.
(15:01:27) Leones: Cheers Dylan!
(15:01:30) Borealis: Yuma's a list pick...
(15:01:36) Borealis: See Ya Dylan...
(15:01:39) Commish: Bye, Dylan.
(15:02:14) Codgers: Bye Dylan
(15:02:39) Commish: Yuma list pick, 2B David Parker.
(15:02:54) Commish: Aurora and Kentucky up next.
(15:03:05) Admin: Wind_Dancers has been logged out (Timeout).
(15:03:15) Thoroughbreds: si
(15:04:47) Thoroughbreds: what is start time tomorrow?
(15:05:10) Commish: Same time, 1 Eastern.
(15:05:34) Borealis: With the 113th selection, in round 3, Aurora selects CF Paul Stone out of West Virginia...
(15:05:44) Admin: Coqui has been logged out (Timeout).
(15:07:06) Thoroughbreds: with the 900th pick of the 3rd round, KyT selects RF Merlin Douglas
(15:07:58) Commish: Florida selects CF Angus Paisley.
(15:10:21) Borealis: With the 116th selection, in round 3, Aurora selects SP Tim Wilson out of Tulane...
(15:10:49) Sandgnats: Yayyyyy
(15:10:52) Borealis: His movement sucks, but rates out as top remaining starter for us...
(15:10:56) Sandgnats: Good job all
(15:11:26) Commish: That ends Draft Day 1. Thanks, everybody.
(15:11:36) Leones: Nice work gents!
(15:12:16) Sandgnats: Please post the transcript someone :)
(15:12:34) Codgers: Good job all
(15:12:36) Commish: I'll have the transcript up in a few minutes.
(15:13:01) Sandgnats: Thanks Morris!
(15:13:10) Sandgnats: Adios all!